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Fire crews, ambulances and other emergency vehicles were at the California Screamin' ride, which features a 108-foot drop. Crews received the report at about 6:40 p.m.

City spokesman John Nicoletti said 15 of the 48 people on the ride were hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries.

Police Sgt. Joseph Faria said the accident was described to him as a minor collision. The park remained open.

"One car bumped another," he said.

Nicoletti said neither car derailed.

Each train seats 24 passengers, Nicoletti said. The trains are comprised of six smaller cars, each of which seats four people.

Of the 15 people hospitalized, 13 were adults and two were minors.

Nicoletti said 13 people were evaluated at the scene and released. He said 20 people were evaluated, re-evaluated and released.

Nicoletti said 18 ambulances were staged near the ride as a precaution.

The slow-speed collision occurred on a flat portion of the roller coaster. Officials were attempting to determine a cause.

It was the second accident in four months at a Disneyland Resort park in Anaheim.

In March, a 4-year-old boy broke a finger and severed the tip of his thumb while on the Storybook Land Canal Boats ride at Disneyland, forcing the ride to close for nearly two days while state authorities investigated the accident.

The accident occurred when the child's fingers were pinched between the boat and the dock while passengers were unloading.

Four people were hurt in December when a float at a Disneyland parade struck four people. One of the four was treated at a hospital.

In 2003, a 22-year-old man was killed and 10 people were injured when Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster derailed. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health concluded the accident that killed Marcelo Torres, 22, of Gardena was the result of mechanical failure caused by improper maintenance.

Another fatality occurred at Disneyland in 1998 when a cleat used to dock the sailing ship Columbia ripped loose and struck a 33-year-old man.

bdinger wrote:Does anyone know any other details such as: the speed the car struck the other car at, and at what point in the ride did it occur?

It's strange to hear a story like this, after being in Disneyland several weeks ago and riding California Screamin' multiple times.

rick2vick wrote:About 25 years ago, I went to Great Adventure in New Jersey (before it was owned by Six Flags). I was on line for one of their coasters, and a man got on the coaster with his little boy. The attendant told him that his son was too small to ride, but he refused to get off. While they were trying to convince him to get off, the other train came around and hit the back of the one in the station. I don't remember any of the riders complaining that they were hurt, and the trains didn't look damaged, but it hit with a jolt. I guess my point is that often these things are the fault of a guest and not the park.

Club33Hopeful wrote:

rick2vick wrote:never the fault of a guest. You should be able to hold a train in the station indefinitely without fear of a collision.